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News in Brief<\/h1>\n

This briefing provides an update of events occurring in the African Great Lakes region between<\/strong> 30 April and 6 May 2015.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Burundi took media centre stage throughout the week as protests<\/a> over incumbent President Nkurunziza\u2019s decision to stand for a third term continued since its announcement on 26 April 2015. By 1 May, violent demonstrations had seen at least 6 deaths and 66 wounded in clashes between police and protesters, with hundreds more reportedly arrested. Grenade attacks<\/a> carried out during unrest in Bujumbura on Friday, 1 May, occasioned the further deaths of two police officers and one civilian. They were followed by a government announcement of its intent to clamp down on protesters, who it has accused of providing a cover for terrorist organisations. The weekend of 2 and 3 May saw a brief break in demonstrations, with anti-third term protest leaders calling upon the President to reconsider his position on standing for another term. Demonstrations resumed on Monday, 4 May, with confrontations between protesters and police escalating to the firing of live ammunition at demonstrators, killing three. Wednesday, 6 May, subsequently saw the arrest of opposition leader, Audifax Ndabitoreye, following a meeting with EAC leaders, on grounds that he is one of the parties responsible for the political violence unfolding in the capital.<\/p>\n

At least two prominent opposition leaders have threatened to boycott the June elections unless Nkurunziza\u2019s candidature is withdrawn. The UN and NGOs have expressed alarm about growing repression against freedom of expression<\/a> in Burundi following a clamp down on social media and media outlets, as well as threats to journalists. Furthermore, the government\u2019s closure of the national university<\/a> saw hundreds of students to camp outside the US embassy reportedly seeking refuge. The dispatch of a US diplomatic envoy<\/a>, reportedly in a bid to assist in easing tensions, was followed by Burundian government allegations of meddling.<\/p>\n

\u0002\u0002\u0002\u0002\u0002A much-anticipated Burundian Constitutional Court decision<\/a> on the legality of the standing president\u2019s third term was finally rendered on Tuesday, 5 May. Holding that his first term should be discounted for the purposes of the constitutional limitation of two terms in office, the Court upheld the legality of Nkurunziza\u2019s candidature for a third \u2013\u00a0 a finding that prompted further protests. The Court\u2019s Vice-President is reported to have fled Burundi prior to the decision citing death threats and stating that most of his colleagues considered the third term unconstitutional but had been put under pressure to reverse this finding. Nkurunziza has made public assurances that this will be his final term in office, whilst the Burundian Defence Minister stated that the army would respect the Arusha Agreement and Burundi\u2019s Constiution.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, allegations of threats from the ruling party\u2019s youth wing persist as refugee flows<\/a> into neighbouring states continue, with the UNHCR recording over 7,000 Burundian arrivals in Uvira and Fizi territories of South Kivu, DRC, and 21,000 refugees in Rwanda. Fearing wider regional repercussions if the crisis is not contained, the Secretary General for the East African Community<\/a> (EAC) called upon regional and international leaders to engage on Burundi, scheduling a summit over the crisis for 13 May.<\/p>\n

In the DRC, a new wave of amnesties at the end of April saw over 350 ex-M23 rebels amnestised. In North Kivu<\/a> the start of this month saw the discovery of four mass graves in the former ADF-held town of Bango in Beni. The find has heightened concerns over the 1,000 ADF hostage victims still missing. Sixteen ADF fighters and four FARDC soldiers were reportedly killed in clashes between the parties near Beni town on the first weekend of May. As reports of the arrest and detention of ADF leader Jamil Mukulu in Tanzania continue, the Congolese authorities announced the death of the group\u2019s third in command, Kasada Karume in late April. MONUSCO troops came under attack twice in the week with an assault on a helicopter on the morning of 4 May and an ambush killing two peacekeepers near Eringeti, north of Beni town. Meanwhile, tribal tensions were reported between Hutu and Nande communities in Nyamilima, Rutshuru. In South Kivu<\/a>, Shabunda territory has seen clashes between the FARDC and the Raia Mutomboki, whilst Uvira and Fizi territories have seen an influx of Burundian refugees fleeing political violence, prompting a further deterioration in humanitarian conditions. In Province Orientale<\/a>, Mai-Mai have reportedly killed a police commander in Mambasa, whilst elsewhere in Ituri the FRPI claims to have resumed negotiations with the FARDC following a spiral of violence perpetrated by the group.<\/p>\n

In the Central African Republic, Monday, 4 May, saw the opening of the Bangui Forum<\/a>. The forum is expected to host around 680 participants for discussions on the country\u2019s current and future challenges, though was boycotted from the start of proceedings by ex-Seleka factions criticising the event\u2019s side-lining of major actors in the Central African Crisis, namely Francoise Bozize and Michael Djotodia.\u00a0 The week saw the striking of a UNICEF-brokered agreement with armed groups to release around 10,000 child soldiers<\/a> forming part of these groups. As Zambia deployed 750 troops to join MINUSCA, UN and French investigations into\u00a0child sex abuse<\/a> by peace keepers continued, with allegations reportedly also directed at Chadian and Equatorial Guinean soldiers.<\/p>\n

Conflict and Security<\/h1>\n

Recent news on conflict and security related issues across the Great Lakes Region<\/b><\/p>\n

Addis Ababa Framework meeting<\/b><\/p>\n

Les chefs d\u2019Etats-majors des pays signataires de l\u2019accord cadre d\u2019Addis-Abeba sont attendus en juin prochain \u00e0 Luanda \u00e0 l\u2019initiative de l\u2019Angola<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | L\u2019observateur | Digitalcongo.net<\/p>\n

Luanda la capitale de l\u2019Angola va r\u00e9unir au mois de juin prochain les Chefs d\u2019Etats-Majors des pays signataires de l\u2019Accord-Cadre d\u2019Addis-Abeba pour examiner ensemble les questions li\u00e9es \u00e0 la lutte contre le terrorisme des groupes arm\u00e9s qui d\u00e9stabilisent leur r\u00e9gion<\/p>\n

Security in Africa<\/b><\/p>\n

Pentagon’s Africa Command: Big Assistance With ‘Small Footprint’<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

Africa Command is the newest geographic command in the U.S. military structure, and despite the vast size of the African continent it helps secure, it is also the smallest military command. AFRICOM, has only one base in Africa, and its headquarters is on a completely different continent, in Germany. Still, the command carries out hundreds of operations per year aimed at making Africa a more stable place to live.<\/p>\n

Museveni Urges On Africa Military Force<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | The Observer | allAfrica<\/p>\n

President Museveni has underscored the importance of an African standby force capable of responding to crises on the continent. Addressing the UN General Assembly on Monday, Museveni called for the expediting of the African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises (ACIRC) initiative.<\/p>\n

DRC<\/h2>\n

Rumours of renewed insurgency <\/b><\/p>\n

A new insurgency? Navigating rumors and hype in the eastern Congo<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | Congo Siasa<\/p>\n

Article analysing recent rumours about new insurgencies in the eastern Congo, possibly involving the Rwandan and Ugandan governments.<\/p>\n

Amnesties for M23<\/b><\/p>\n

Les amnisties continuent au compte-goutte<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | Afrikarabia<\/p>\n

RDC : Kinshasa amnistie plus de 350 ex-combattants du M23<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Plus de 350 anciens rebelles du M23 ont \u00e9t\u00e9 amnisti\u00e9s la semaine derni\u00e8re par Kinshasa qui \u00e9graine depuis maintenant 16 mois les listes de b\u00e9n\u00e9ficiaires. Un geste insuffisant pour l\u2019ex-r\u00e9bellion qui revendique toujours plus de 3.000 demandes d\u2019amnisties.<\/p>\n

Une nouvelle vague de 427 \u00e9l\u00e9ments de l’ex-M23 et de mouvements insurrectionnels amnisti\u00e9s en RDC<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Le gouvernement de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo -RDC) a d\u00e9voil\u00e9 jeudi 30 avril 2015 \u00e0 Kinshasa les noms d’environ 427 personnes dans les nouvelles vagues des b\u00e9n\u00e9ficiaires de la loi d’amnistie du 11 f\u00e9vrier 2014. Sur ces listes, figurent des \u00e9l\u00e9ments de l’ex-r\u00e9bellion du M23 d\u00e9tenus \u00e0 Goma (Nord-Kivu), dans la prison militaire de Ndolo (Kinshasa) mais aussi r\u00e9fugi\u00e9es au Rwanda et en Ouganda.<\/p>\n

Decentralisation and security<\/b><\/p>\n

Guest blog: Une strat\u00e9gie du chaos en RDC?<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | Congo Siasa<\/p>\n

Critical article, fearing that a rushed decentralisation process, combined with elections, might lead to violence and insecurity.<\/p>\n

MONUSCO Press conference<\/b><\/p>\n

Conference de Presse des Nations Unies du Mercredi 6 Mai 2015<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | MONUSCO<\/p>\n

North Kivu<\/b><\/p>\n

\u00ab Vide s\u00e9curitaire \u00bb \u00e0 Walikale<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | Afrikarabia<\/p>\n

Les conflits internes au sein des r\u00e9bellions NDC et Ra\u00efa Mutomboki (Nord-Kivu) affectent gravement les populations civiles dans le territoire de Walikale. En cause, le retrait de la Monusco de la zone et l\u2019impuissance de l\u2019arm\u00e9e congolaise.<\/p>\n

Accalmie \u00e0 Nyamilima apr\u00e8s une journ\u00e9e de tensions<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Une accalmie a \u00e9t\u00e9 observ\u00e9e jeudi 30 avril dans la localit\u00e9 de Nyamilima, \u00e0 40 km au Nord-Est de Rutshuru-centre (Nord-Kivu) apr\u00e8s une journ\u00e9e tendue. Les habitants de cette localit\u00e9 protestaient contre le meurtre des cinq de leurs, dont les corps d\u00e9capit\u00e9s ont \u00e9t\u00e9 retrouv\u00e9s dans leurs champs \u00e0 l\u2019ouest de Nyamilima.<\/p>\n

Paralysie des activit\u00e9s \u00e0 Nyamilima suite aux tensions tribales<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Des activit\u00e9s sociales et \u00e9conomiques sont paralys\u00e9es, depuis lundi 4 mai dans la matin\u00e9e, \u00e0 Nyamilima, en territoire de Rutshuru (Nord-Kivu) \u00e0 la suite des tensions tribales entre Hutus et Nande.<\/p>\n

Les communaut\u00e9s locales appel\u00e9es \u00e0 la r\u00e9solution pacifique des conflits<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Une d\u00e9l\u00e9gation compos\u00e9e des membres du gouvernement provincial, de la Monusco et des notables du Nord-Kivu s\u2019est rendue mardi 5 mai \u00e0 Nyamilima, dans le territoire de Rutshuru, pour tenter de r\u00e9gler le conflit qui oppose, depuis la semaine, deux communaut\u00e9s locales de cette contr\u00e9e.<\/p>\n

Discovery of mass graves<\/b><\/p>\n

Quatre fosses communes d\u00e9couvertes \u00e0 Beni, selon l\u2019arm\u00e9e congolaise<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

Les FARDC d\u00e9couvrent 4 fosses communes \u00e0 Beni<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Les quatre fosses communes ont, selon l\u2019arm\u00e9e congolaise, \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9couvertes dans la localit\u00e9 de Bango, \u00e0 Beni, dans le Nord-Kivu, dans un camp que les rebelles ougandais des ADF occupaient avant d\u2019en \u00eatre chass\u00e9s mardi.<\/p>\n

Congo Kidnap Victims Describe Killings by ADF Rebels<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

The discovery of four mass graves in Beni territory in eastern Congo has raised questions about the fate of nearly 1,000 people abducted by Ugandan Islamist ADF rebels.<\/p>\n

Attacks on MONUSCO<\/b><\/p>\n

La MONUSCO condamne une attaque contre un de ses h\u00e9licopt\u00e8res pr\u00e8s de Beni<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

Un h\u00e9licopt\u00e8re de la Monusco attaqu\u00e9 \u00e0 Beni<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

UN official condemns \u2018intolerable\u2019 attack on mission helicopter<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

L’attaque a eu lieu lundi matin, dans la zone d’Oicha, \u00e0 20 kilom\u00e8tres au nord de Beni. L’h\u00e9licopt\u00e8re a \u00e9t\u00e9 vis\u00e9 par un groupe d’hommes arm\u00e9s non identifi\u00e9s et il a d\u00fb op\u00e9rer un atterrissage d’urgence.<\/p>\n

L’ONU condamne une embuscade meurtri\u00e8re contre des Casques bleus<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

2 casques bleus tu\u00e9s<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | BBC<\/p>\n

Des casques bleus tanzaniens tu\u00e9s dans une embuscade en RDC<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

Deux casques bleus tu\u00e9s dans une attaque arm\u00e9e \u00e0 Beni<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Kobler a vivement d\u00e9nonc\u00e9 mardi une embuscade contre des Casques bleus dans l’est du pays. Une unit\u00e9 de Casques bleus tanzaniens de la Brigade d’intervention est tomb\u00e9e dans une embuscade sur l’axe Mavivi-Mayimoya, au village Kikiki situ\u00e9 \u00e0 11 km au sud d’Eringeti, faisant plusieurs morts et bless\u00e9s chez les soldats de la paix.<\/p>\n

2 UN Peacekeepers Killed in Ambush in DRC<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

UN peacekeepers killed in DR Congo ambush<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | Al Jazeera<\/p>\n

Rebels attack U.N. convoy in central Africa, killing 2 peacekeepers<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | CNN<\/p>\n

UN deplores deadly attack on \u2018blue helmets\u2019 in DR Congo<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

Two U.N. peacekeepers from Tanzania were killed in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday when their patrol was ambushed in an area where government forces are fighting Ugandan rebels, the country’s U.N. mission said. The peacekeepers were attacked in the village of Kikiki, about 50 kilometers north of the town of Beni in North Kivu province, Felix Basse, spokesman for the mission known as MONUSCO, told Reuters.<\/p>\n

La MONUSCO annonce \u00abune action tr\u00e8s forte\u00bb contre les rebelles des ADF<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | Radio Okapi | allAfrica<\/p>\n

\u00abIl est n\u00e9cessaire d’agir imm\u00e9diatement et de mener une action tr\u00e8s forte pour neutraliser les rebelles des ADF, consid\u00e9r\u00e9s comme un mouvement terroriste\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 mercredi 6 mai \u00e0 Beni le commandant de la force de la Monusco, au lendemain de l’attaque arm\u00e9e a co\u00fbt\u00e9 la vie \u00e0 deux casques bleus dans cette r\u00e9gion.<\/p>\n

ADF offensive<\/b><\/p>\n

Poursuite des combats entre l\u2019arm\u00e9e et les ADF<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

Nouveaux combats entre FARDC et ADF, 18 morts<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Au moins 16 combattants ADF et quatre soldats congolais ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9s pr\u00e8s de Beni, dans le Nord-Kivu, o\u00f9 des combats se poursuivent entre l\u2019arm\u00e9e congolaise et le mouvement rebelle ougandais.<\/p>\n

Congo army says kills 16 Ugandan rebels, loses four soldiers<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | Reuters<\/p>\n

The army of Democratic Republic of Congo killed 16 Ugandan Islamist rebels over the weekend in fierce fighting, a military spokesman said on Tuesday, part of a campaign to drive the militants from the country’s volatile eastern region.<\/p>\n

Arrest of <\/b>Jamil Mukulu (ADF)<\/b><\/p>\n

Ugandan rebel leader\u2019s arrest a shot in the arm for justice<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | IRIN<\/p>\n

The announced arrest in Tanzania of Jamil Mukulu, the leader of one of the longest-standing insurgencies in Africa\u2019s Great Lakes region, marks a step forward for justice and accountability but is unlikely to bring an end to the transnational network he leads.<\/p>\n

Le chef des rebelles ougandais ADF, arr\u00eat\u00e9 en Tanzanie<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

Ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 \u00e0 l’Est – Jamil Mukulu, le leader des ADF, aux arr\u00eats en Tanzanie<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 2 May 2015 | Les D\u00e9p\u00eaches de Brazzaville | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Le chef militaire des terroristes ougandais des ADF actifs en territoire de Beni au Nord-Kivu a \u00e9t\u00e9 arr\u00eat\u00e9e en Tanzanie<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | ACP | Digitalcongo.net<\/p>\n

Jamil Mukulu est actuellement d\u00e9tenu en Tanzanie, selon le journal officiel ougandais New Vision que cite l\u2019AFP. Le chef de la r\u00e9bellion ougandaise des Forces d\u00e9mocratiques alli\u00e9es (ADF) est accus\u00e9 d’avoir assassin\u00e9 plus de 300 personnes depuis octobre dans l’Est de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo. Les polices ougandaise et tanzanienne ont refus\u00e9 de confirmer ou d\u00e9mentir cette arrestation.<\/p>\n

Uganda says checking whether Islamist rebel leader arrested in Tanzania<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | Reuters<\/p>\n

Ugandan authorities said on Friday they were trying to verify whether a man arrested in Tanzania was Jamil Mukulu, the leader of an Islamist rebel group blamed for various deadly attacks in Western Uganda and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n

Guest blog: Ten questions for Jamil Mukulu <\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | Congo Siasa<\/p>\n

Analysis of Dan Fahey, former member of the UN Group of Experts, on the news of the arrest of ADF leader Jamil Mukulu.<\/p>\n

Death of Kasada Karume (ADF)<\/b><\/p>\n

Mende Omalanga annonce la mort de Kasada Karume, n\u00b0 3 des ADF-Nalu<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Le porte-parole du gouvernement de la RD Congo et ministre des M\u00e9dias, Lambert Omalanga, a annonc\u00e9 jeudi 30 avril 2015 \u00e0 Kinshasa la mort du chef rebelle ougandais Kasada Karume, num\u00e9ro trois (n\u00b03) des Forces d\u00e9mocratiques alli\u00e9es (ADF), contre lesquelles les Forces arm\u00e9es de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (FARDC) poursuivent sans d\u00e9semparer leur offensive.<\/p>\n

South Kivu<\/b><\/p>\n

Reprise des activit\u00e9s \u00e0 Lulingu apr\u00e8s accrochage entre miliciens et FARDC<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Des activit\u00e9s ont repris, jeudi 30 avril, \u00e0 Lulingu-centre, en territoire de Shabunda (Sud-Kivu), apr\u00e8s des accrochages survenus mercredi entre militaires et Ra\u00efa Mutomboki.<\/p>\n

Afflux de Burundais \u00e0 Uvira : les autorit\u00e9s congolaises appel\u00e9es \u00e0 la vigilance<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Justin Bitakwira: \u00abLes mouvements de r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s burundais doivent \u00eatre contr\u00f4l\u00e9s\u00bb<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Face \u00e0 l\u2019afflux des r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s burundais \u00e0 Uvira au Sud-Kivu, le d\u00e9put\u00e9 national Justin Bitakwira appelle les autorit\u00e9s congolaises \u00e0 redoubler de vigilance et \u00e0 renforcer la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 \u00e0 la fronti\u00e8re entre la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC) et le Burundi.<\/p>\n

In Sange, Martin Kobler promises the displaced from Mutarule he will plead their case with the Congo<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | MONUSCO | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the DR Congo made that promise on Monday, 4 May 2015 during his security evaluation trip to Uvira territory, South Kivu. On this visit, his third to the region in 11 months, Martin Kobler observed that little had been done for people displaced from Mutarule nearly a year ago to return to their village. Mr. Kobler promised he would continue advocating with the provincial and national authorities to address the case of the Ruzizi Plain in general and Mutarule in particular.<\/p>\n

A Sange, Martin Kobler promet de plaider la cause de Mutarule et de ses d\u00e9plac\u00e9s aupr\u00e8s des autorit\u00e9<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | MONUSCO<\/p>\n

C’\u00e9tait au cours d’une visite d’\u00e9valuation s\u00e9curitaire effectu\u00e9e ce lundi 4 mai dans le Territoire d’Uvira ; troisi\u00e8me visite du genre en l’espace de onze mois qui a permis au Repr\u00e9sentant sp\u00e9cial du Secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral des Nations Unies en RDC de constater que depuis bient\u00f4t un an, pas grand-chose n’a \u00e9t\u00e9 fait pour le retour des d\u00e9plac\u00e9s de Mutarule dans leur Village. Martin Kobler a promis de poursuivre le plaidoyer aupr\u00e8s des autorit\u00e9s provinciales et nationales au sujet de la Plaine de la Ruzizi en g\u00e9n\u00e9ral et de Mutarule en particulier.<\/p>\n

Province Orientale<\/b><\/p>\n

La FRPI pour la reprise du processus de paix avec les FARDC<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Le nouveau chef du groupe arm\u00e9 Force de r\u00e9sistance patriotique de l\u2019Ituri (FRPI), Adirodu Mbadu affirme avoir repris, \u00e0 travers une agence de l\u2019Onu, la communication avec les autorit\u00e9s de la 32\u00e8 r\u00e9gion militaire des FARDC, en Ituri. Le commandant de la 32\u00e8 r\u00e9gion militaire, g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Jean-Pierre Bongwangela, a confirm\u00e9 cette information.<\/p>\n

Des miliciens tuent un officier de la police nationale \u00e0 Mambasa<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Des Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef du group\u00e9 d\u00e9nomm\u00e9 \u201cWerrason\u201d ont abattu le commandant de la police nationale dans la localit\u00e9 de Teturi, en territoire de Mambasa.<\/p>\n

2 postes de la police incendi\u00e9s \u00e0 Nizi apr\u00e8s le meurtre d\u2019un d\u00e9tenu<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

La population a incendi\u00e9, lundi 4 mai, deux postes de la police nationale, apr\u00e8s le meurtre d\u2019un d\u00e9tenu \u00e0 la prison de Nizi, localit\u00e9 situ\u00e9e \u00e0 30 km au Nord de Bunia, en Ituri (Province Orientale). Les manifestants en col\u00e8re accusent les policiers de garde de cette maison carc\u00e9rale d\u2019avoir tu\u00e9 cet orpailleur tr\u00e8s connu dans cette contr\u00e9e.<\/p>\n

Katanga<\/b><\/p>\n

Plaidoyer pour la r\u00e9solution du conflit entre bantous et pygm\u00e9es dans le Tanganyika<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

La soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile de Tanganyika d\u00e9plore les menaces d\u2019une milice bantoue d\u00e9nomm\u00e9e \u00abEl\u00e9ments\u00bb contre les populations autochtones et les casques bleus de la Monusco \u00e0 Nyunzu (Katanga).<\/p>\n

Environ 1000 miliciens Bakata Katanga pr\u00eats \u00e0 se rendre \u00e0 Pweto<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | Radio Okapi | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Environ mille Bakata Katanga ont exprim\u00e9 leur volont\u00e9 de quitter la brousse et de se rendre \u00e0 l’arm\u00e9e r\u00e9guli\u00e8re (FARDC) dans le territoire de Pweto (Katanga). Ces miliciens ont exprim\u00e9 cette volont\u00e9, mercredi 6 mai, au lendemain de la mort de leur chef Mandrakwa. Les Bakata Katanga se sont confi\u00e9s aux membres de l’ONG Libertas, qui les ont rencontr\u00e9s dans cette contr\u00e9e du Katanga. Parmi ces miliciens il y a des adultes et des mineurs.<\/p>\n

Equateur<\/b><\/p>\n

UNESCO chief condemns killing of journalist in Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

The head of the UN body mandated to defend freedom of expression and press freedom called for an investigation into the killing of a journalist in the Congo on 16 April. Soleil Balanga was killed in the town of Monkoto after having used a megaphone to broadcast news in the streets of his town after the transmitter of his local radio station, Monkoto Soso Aleli, had broken down.<\/p>\n

L’UNESCO appelle \u00e0 une enqu\u00eate sur le meurtre d’un journaliste en RDC<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

La Directrice g\u00e9n\u00e9rale de l’UNESCO a r\u00e9clam\u00e9 jeudi une enqu\u00eate sur le meurtre d’un journaliste en RDC le 16 avril. Soleil Balanga a \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9 dans la ville de Monkoto apr\u00e8s avoir utilis\u00e9 un m\u00e9gaphone pour diffuser des nouvelles dans les rues de sa ville \u00e0 la suite d’une panne de l’\u00e9metteur de sa station de radio locale, Soso Monkoto Aleli.<\/p>\n

Burundi<\/h2>\n

Protests over third term<\/b><\/p>\n

Le Pr\u00e9sident Pierre Nkurunziza d\u00e9termin\u00e9<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | Afrik.com<\/p>\n

Le Pr\u00e9sident burundais est d\u00e9termin\u00e9 \u00e0 maintenir sa candidature pour un troisi\u00e8me mandat \u00e0 la t\u00eate du pays. Le verdict de la Cour constitutionnelle qui doit statuer sur la l\u00e9galit\u00e9 de cette candidature est attendu. L\u2019opposition soup\u00e7onne l\u2019institution d\u2019\u00eatre \u00e0 la solde du pouvoir.<\/p>\n

Burundi opposition leaders threaten to boycott vote<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | Al Jazeera<\/p>\n

Two prominent opposition leaders in Burundi have said they will boycott presidential elections in June unless President Pierre Nkurunziza drops his bid to stand for a third term. Aspiring presidential candidates Agathon Rwasa and Jean Minani said on Thursday that the elections would not be free and fair if Nkurunziza was allowed to stand.<\/p>\n

Why Burundi’s fragile peace and stability is at risk<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | CNN<\/p>\n

Burundians have taken to the streets from April 25, just one day after president Pierre Nkurunziza was designated by his political party CNDD-FDD to run for the 2015 presidential election. This came as no surprise, given the dubious stands expressed by official spokespersons at the president’s office.<\/p>\n

Burundi\u2019s army called on to protect protesters against ruling party youth wing, says civil society<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | RFI<\/p>\n

At least seven people have died and 66 injured in nearly a week of clashes between police and demonstrators in Burundi, with many suffering gunshot wounds, according to the Burundian Red Cross. Protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza standing for another term in office continued on Friday.<\/p>\n

‘Hundreds arrested’ in Burundi amid political unrest<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | Al Jazeera<\/p>\n

At least 400 people have been detained in Burundi following protests triggered by President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid to seek a third term, human rights activists have said.<\/p>\n

Tr\u00eave de deux jours<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 2 May 2015 | BBC<\/p>\n

Appel \u00e0 une tr\u00eave de deux jours<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

Apr\u00e8s six jours cons\u00e9cutifs de manifestation contre un nouveau mandat du pr\u00e9sident burundais Pierre Nkurunziza, le “Collectif contre le 3e mandat” a lanc\u00e9 un appel \u00e0 la tr\u00eave. Cette cessation temporaire du mouvement a pour objectif de laisser au pr\u00e9sident le temps de r\u00e9fl\u00e9chir sur les cons\u00e9quences que pourraient avoir un troisi\u00e8me mandat afin qu\u2019il y renonce d\u2019ici \u00e0 lundi.<\/p>\n

La semaine de tous les dangers<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | Afrikarabia<\/p>\n

La coordination des opposants au troisi\u00e8me mandat de Pierre Nkurunziza avait suspendu ses manifestations durant 48 heures pour enterrer ses morts et donner au pr\u00e9sident de la R\u00e9publique le temps de renoncer \u00e0 son coup d\u2019Etat constitutionnel. L\u2019ultimatum a expir\u00e9, mais la d\u00e9cision de la Cour constitutionnelle est imminente. Un ultime r\u00e9pit?<\/p>\n

Le ministre de l\u2019Int\u00e9rieur appelle \u00e0 l\u2019arr\u00eat des manifestations et au dialogue<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | Iwacu<\/p>\n

Cette demande est intervenue ce dimanche 3 mai \u00e0 quelques heures de la fin de la tr\u00eave annonc\u00e9e par les partis politiques et les organisations de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile oppos\u00e9s \u00e0 la troisi\u00e8me candidature du pr\u00e9sident Nkurunziza. Les manifestations red\u00e9marrent ce lundi 4 mai \u00e0 6 heures du matin.<\/p>\n

La contestation contre le Pr\u00e9sident prend de l\u2019ampleur<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | Afrik.com<\/p>\n

Les manifestations ont repris ce lundi au Burundi contre la candidature du pr\u00e9sident Pierre Nkurunziza \u00e0 la t\u00eate du pays. Les manifestants avaient observ\u00e9 48h de tr\u00eave correspondant \u00e0 l\u2019ultimatum laiss\u00e9 au chef de l\u2019Etat pour renoncer \u00e0 son entreprise. La contestation a repris \u00e0 Bujumbura et dans d\u2019autres villes du pays.<\/p>\n

L\u2019arm\u00e9e burundaise appelle au respect de la Constitution et de l\u2019Accord d\u2019Arusha<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | Iwacu<\/p>\n

Dans un communiqu\u00e9 rendu public ce samedi 2 mai, le ministre de la D\u00e9fense, le G\u00e9n\u00e9ral-Major Pontien Gaciyubwenge, \u00abexhorte tous les acteurs politiques de respecter ces deux instruments juridiques pr\u00e9cieux.\u00bb Signalons que cette sortie m\u00e9diatique intervient quelques jours apr\u00e8s le d\u00e9clenchement des manifestations contre la troisi\u00e8me candidature du pr\u00e9sident Pierre Nkurunziza. L\u2019arm\u00e9e burundaise a \u00e9t\u00e9 appel\u00e9e \u00e0 appuyer la police dans la gestion de ces manifestations.<\/p>\n

Burundi Opposition Protests Resume as Military Backs Term Limits<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | Bloomberg<\/p>\n

Burundian Defense Minister Major-General Pontien Gaciyubwenge said on May 2 the army will stand by the Arusha agreement and the country\u2019s constitution. \u201cNo politician is allowed to violate the accords,\u201d he told reporters in Bujumbura.<\/p>\n

Bullets before the ballot \u2013 Bujumbura diary<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | IRIN<\/p>\n

At least a dozen people have been killed in recent days in Burundi amid protests against the president\u2019s plans to run for a third term in office. The unrest has raised fears that the country, after a decade of peace, slide back into conflict. Regular IRIN contributor D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Nimubona explains the challenges of reporting during such turmoil.<\/p>\n

Burundi: Electoral violence (as of 5 May 2015)<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | Assessment Capacities Project | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Dispatches: How Far Will Burundi\u2019s President Go to Crush Opposition?<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | Human Rights Watch<\/p>\n

After a brief lull over the weekend, demonstrations resumed for a second week in the capital, Bujumbura. In the past two days, at least two people have died and several others have been hospitalized with injuries from bullets and grenade shrapnel \u2013 adding to the steady rise in fatalities and grave injuries since clashes between protesters and police erupted on April 26. Unless the Burundian authorities take immediate measures to rein in disproportionate force by the police and abuses by members of the youth league of the ruling party, the toll may keep increasing.<\/p>\n

Jusqu’o\u00f9 ira le pr\u00e9sident du Burundi pour \u00e9craser l’opposition?<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | Human Rights Watch<\/p>\n

Apr\u00e8s une br\u00e8ve accalmie pendant le weekend, les manifestations ont repris pour une seconde semaine dans la capitale, Bujumbura. Au cours des deux derniers jours, au moins deux personnes sont mortes et plusieurs autres ont \u00e9t\u00e9 hospitalis\u00e9es avec des blessures caus\u00e9es par des balles et des \u00e9clats de grenade \u2013 s’ajoutant \u00e0 la hausse constante du nombre de morts et de bless\u00e9s graves enregistr\u00e9s depuis que des affrontements entre manifestants et policiers ont \u00e9clat\u00e9 le 26 avril. Si les autorit\u00e9s burundaises ne prennent pas imm\u00e9diatement des mesures pour r\u00e9fr\u00e9ner l’usage disproportionn\u00e9 de la force par la police et les abus commis par les membres de la ligue des jeunes du parti au pouvoir, ce bilan pourrait continuer \u00e0 s’alourdir.<\/p>\n

Reflecting On Ten Days of Unrest in Bujumbura<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | African Arguments | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The social and political crisis that observers of Burundi had feared for months has now struck. Last Saturday, the CNDD-FDD nominated the current president of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza, as its presidential candidate. A few hours later, unrest burst out in the streets of Bujumbura, and second largest city, Gitega. At the time of publication, the protests were still on-going.<\/p>\n

Pacifique Nininahazwe : “On ne peut n\u00e9gocier que le renoncement de Nkurunziza”<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

Interview avec Pacifique Nininahazwe, un des leaders de la campagne anti-troisi\u00e8me mandat de Pierre Nkurunziza et pr\u00e9sident du Forum pour la conscience et le d\u00e9veloppement.<\/p>\n

Shooting and grende attacks in Bujumbura<\/b><\/p>\n

Soldier shot dead in Burundi as bid by president for third term stokes unrest<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | The Guardian<\/p>\n

A man died and as many as 15 other people were injured as clashes over a bid by the country\u2019s president for a third term continued on Thursday in Burundi\u2019s capital, Bujumbura. It was reported that a soldier was shot dead and and a civilian injured in one incident. There were conflicting reports on who fired the shots, with some suggesting it was an intelligence officer.<\/p>\n

Un membre des services de renseignements tue un militaire <\/a><\/span><\/span>| 1 May 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

Le militaire a \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9 ce jeudi apr\u00e8s un tir pr\u00e8s d’une barricade \u00e0 Bujumbura.<\/p>\n

Burundi policemen killed in grenade attack<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 2 May 2015 | Al Jazeera<\/p>\n

Three people, including two policemen, were killed and several people wounded in a grenade attack in the capital of Burundi, police and witnesses said.<\/p>\n

Une explosion fait 3 morts<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 2 May 2015 | BBC<\/p>\n

Une attaque fait trois morts dont deux policiers<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 3 May 2015 | Afrik.com<\/p>\n

Trois morts dont deux policiers dans une attaque au Burundi<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 2 May 2015 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

Trois personnes dont deux policiers, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9es dans l’explosion d’une grenade \u00e0 Bujumbura, la capitale du Burundi.<\/p>\n

Burundi vows crackdown after grenade attack<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 2 May 2015 | Al Jazeera<\/p>\n

Burundi’s government has vowed a major crackdown on political protests, accusing opposition and civil society groups of providing cover for a “terrorist enterprise”.<\/p>\n

Burundi: une “entreprise terroriste”<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 2 May 2015 | BBC<\/p>\n

Le gouvernement lie la contestation \u00e0 “une entreprise terroriste”<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 2 May 2015 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

Le gouvernement burundais a accus\u00e9 samedi les auteurs des attaques \u00e0 la grenade qui la veille ont tu\u00e9 deux policiers \u00e0 Bujumbura d’\u00eatre li\u00e9s \u00e0 la contestation contre un troisi\u00e8me mandat du pr\u00e9sident Pierre Nkurunziza et a promis de stopper des manifestations qualifi\u00e9es d'”entreprise terroriste”.<\/p>\n

Clashes between police and protesters<\/b><\/p>\n

Burundi Police Open Fire, Kill 3 Protesters<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

Burundi protests: Three killed in Bujumbura<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | BBC<\/p>\n

Burundi: ‘Police responded by firing live rounds’<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | BBC<\/p>\n

Unrest grips Burundi in election run-up<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | Al Jazeera<\/p>\n

3 Protesters Dead in Burundi After Clashes With Police<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | The New York Times<\/p>\n

Police in Burundi shot and killed three people Monday in the capital Bujumbura during renewed demonstrations against the president’s attempt to extend his rule.<\/p>\n

Affrontements meurtriers au Burundi<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | BBC<\/p>\n

Au moins deux morts et des bless\u00e9s au Burundi<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | BBC<\/p>\n

Trois morts et plusieurs bless\u00e9s dans des affrontements <\/a><\/span><\/span>| 4 May 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

Fin de la tr\u00eave au Burundi: plusieurs morts et plusieurs bless\u00e9s dans des affrontements<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

Violents heurts entre manifestants et policiers \u00e0 Bujumbura, deux morts par balles<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

Apr\u00e8s une journ\u00e9e de violences, ce qu’il faut savoir de la crise au Burundi<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

Au moins deux manifestants sont morts lundi \u00e0 Bujumbura, lors de manifetstations contre la candidature de Pierre Nkurunziza \u00e0 un troisi\u00e8me mandat.<\/p>\n

Pro- and Anti-Government Demonstrators Clash in Burundi<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

Burundi’s capital was rocked by demonstrations for a ninth day Wednesday as opposition supporters continued to protest a controversial decision by President Pierre Nkurunziza to run for a third term.<\/p>\n

Attacks on freedom of expression and media<\/b><\/p>\n

Burundi blocks social media sites<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | The New Times<\/p>\n

Social Media has been inaccessible in Burundi as protests against the re-election bid of the incumbent President, Pierre Nkurunziza, entered the fourth day. The Telcoms regulator, Agence de R\u00e9gulation et de Contr\u00f4le des Telecoms, reportedly ordered mobile phone operators to block certain websites and instant messaging services.<\/p>\n

Alarmed by Burundi media curbs, UN human rights office reiterates call for free and fair elections<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

UNHCR has expressed its deep concern about measures taken this week by Burundian authorities to seriously curtail rights to freedom of expression and assembly, urging measures to ensure the space necessary for the conduct of free and fair elections in the country.<\/p>\n

Burundi Journalists Protest Closing of Radio Station<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 3 May 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

Dozens of Burundian journalists gathered in the capital, Bujumbura, calling for the government to give the media space to operate freely, the call coming days after the government shut down privately owned radio and blocked some social media sites.<\/p>\n

Des journalistes musel\u00e9s, brutalis\u00e9s, menac\u00e9s de mort<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | Iwacu<\/p>\n

L\u2019ind\u00e9pendance des m\u00e9dias comme pr\u00e9alable au processus \u00e9lectoral : la F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale des Journalistes a interpell\u00e9 le pr\u00e9sident Nkurunziza en ce sens, l\u2019avertissant qu\u2019il sera tenu pour responsable s\u2019il \u00e9tait port\u00e9 atteinte \u00e0 l\u2019int\u00e9grit\u00e9 physique des journalistes.<\/p>\n

Les t\u00e9l\u00e9phones du journal Iwacu toujours coup\u00e9s<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | Iwacu<\/p>\n

Le procureur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de la R\u00e9publique du Burundi a lev\u00e9 ce mardi la mesure de fermeture de la Maison de la Presse. La mesure est annonc\u00e9e en boucle par les m\u00e9dias publics comme un signe de magnanimit\u00e9 du pouvoir. Mais dans le fond, rien n\u2019a boug\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Arrest of opposition leader<\/b><\/p>\n

Burundian police arrest opposition leader on warrant for insurrection<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | The Guardian<\/p>\n

Burundian police have arrested an opposition leader after he attended a meeting of foreign ministers from the East African Community who were seeking a solution to the unrest in the country, triggered by President Pierre Nkurunziza\u2019s decision to run for a third term. Police failed to pull opposition leader Audifax Ndabitoreye from the meeting between East African Community foreign ministers and Burundi leaders at a hotel in the capital, Bujumbura. Officers in plain clothes then waited for him outside the hotel. He first resisted being arrested, but later gave himself up to the police.<\/p>\n

Nkurunziza promet de lib\u00e9rer les personnes arr\u00eat\u00e9es si la contestation cesse<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

Le pr\u00e9sident Nkurunziza r\u00e9affirme toutefois qu’il se pr\u00e9sentera \u00e0 la pr\u00e9sidentielle. Entre-temps, une figure de la contestation a \u00e9t\u00e9 arr\u00eat\u00e9e le m\u00eame mercredi.<\/p>\n

Arrestation d’un opposant, Nkurunziza promet de ne pas se repr\u00e9senter s’il est r\u00e9\u00e9lu<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

La police burundaise a proc\u00e9d\u00e9 mercredi \u00e0 l’arrestation de l’opposant Audifax Ndabitoreye, l’un des leaders de la campagne anti-troisi\u00e8me mandat de Pierre Nkurunziza et candidat d\u00e9clar\u00e9 \u00e0 la pr\u00e9sidentielle de juin 2015. Entre-temps, le pr\u00e9sident sortant promet de ne pas rempiler s’il est r\u00e9\u00e9lu en 2015.<\/p>\n

Government closure of university<\/b><\/p>\n

Fermeture de l\u2019universit\u00e9 de Bujumbura<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | BBC<\/p>\n

Les autorit\u00e9s d\u00e9cr\u00e8tent la fermeture des r\u00e9sidences universitaires de Bujumbura<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

Les autorit\u00e9s burundaises ont ordonn\u00e9 la fermeture de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de Bujumbura. Les \u00e9tudiants affirment que le gouvernement leur a demand\u00e9 de faire leurs valises et de quitter leurs chambres, afin qu’il puisse fermer le campus. Cette d\u00e9cision a \u00e9t\u00e9 prise au moment o\u00f9 le Burundi vit des tensions, apr\u00e8s que le pr\u00e9sident Pierre Nkurunziza a d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de briguer un troisi\u00e8me mandat.<\/p>\n

Hundreds of Burundi students camp outside US embassy as unrest continues<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | The Guardian<\/p>\n

U.S. Protection Sought<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | The New York Times<\/p>\n

Hundreds of students from a Burundi university closed by the government have been seeking refuge outside the US embassy in the capital, amid escalating tensions before a presidential vote on 26 June.<\/p>\n

Foule \u00e0 l\u2019ambassade des EU<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | BBC<\/p>\n

500 \u00e9tudiants chass\u00e9s du campus de Bujumbura demandent protection \u00e0 Washington<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

Environ 500 \u00e9tudiants au Burundi ont pass\u00e9 la nuit devant l’ambassade des \u00c9tats-Unis, apr\u00e8s la fermeture de leur universit\u00e9 dans le contexte des violentes manifestations anti-gouvernementales.<\/p>\n

Les Etats-Unis demandent au Gouvernement du Burundi de rouvrir l\u2019universit\u00e9<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | Iwacu<\/p>\n

C\u2019est ce qui ressort d\u2019un communiqu\u00e9 de presse, apr\u00e8s une nuit que les \u00e9tudiants viennent de passer devant l\u2019ambassade des Etats-Unis au Burundi.<\/p>\n

US diplomacy over elections<\/b><\/p>\n

U.S. seeks to ease tensions in Burundi<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | CNN<\/p>\n

A crowd of about 200 people gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Bujumbura, Burundi, Thursday, according to a State Department spokesperson, the same day a senior U.S. diplomat was in town to try and ease tensions.<\/p>\n

Washington ne restera pas les bras crois\u00e9s sur le Burundi<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | Iwacu<\/p>\n

Les Etats-Unis sont pour le dialogue et le compromis pour r\u00e9soudre la crise au Burundi, et prendront des mesures s\u2019il le faut si certaines conditions ne sont pas respect\u00e9es par Bujumbura. C\u2019est, en g\u00e9n\u00e9ral, ce qu\u2019a indiqu\u00e9 le sous-secr\u00e9taire d\u2019Etat am\u00e9ricain aux droits de l\u2019Homme et \u00e0 la d\u00e9mocratie dans une conf\u00e9rence de presse.<\/p>\n

US Tells Burundi’s President his Country Risks Boiling Over<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

A senior U.S. diplomat told Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza on Thursday that the east African country risks boiling over if it smothers political opposition, as protests against the president entered a fifth day. Burundi unexpectedly closed its national university in the wake of political protests against the nomination of incumbent Nkurunziza to run for a third term.<\/p>\n

La candidature de Nkurunziza est anticonstitutionnelle, selon Kerry<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

La Cour constitutionnelle burundaise doit dire dans les prochains jours si la candidature de Pierre Nkurunziza \u00e0 la pr\u00e9sidentielle pour un 3e mandat est conforme ou non \u00e0 la Constitution. Pour John Kerry, en visite au Kenya, la r\u00e9ponse est claire : c’est non.<\/p>\n

Burundian Spokesman: US \u2018Not Well-Informed\u2019 About Crisis<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

A senior advisor to Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza said the government believes the United States is not well-informed about what is happening in Burundi. Willy Nyamitwe, senior presidential advisor on media and communications, accused the U.S. of meddling in Burundi\u2019s internal affairs.<\/p>\n

EAC response to Burundi crisis<\/b><\/p>\n

EAC Urges Calm in Burundi As More Refugees Stream Into Rwanda<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 3 May 2015 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC) Dr. Richard Sezibera has said that attainment of peace and stability in Burundi amounts to peace and stability in the entire region and urged regional and international leaders to engage the country to restore calm.<\/p>\n

L\u2019Afrique de l\u2019Est au secours du Burundi<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | BBC<\/p>\n

Sommet r\u00e9gional sur la crise le 13 mai en Tanzanie <\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

Les ministres des Affaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res des pays d\u2019Afrique de l\u2019Est s\u00e9journent au Burundi afin d\u2019aider \u00e0 r\u00e9soudre la crise dans le pays.<\/p>\n

Nkurunziza Tells EAC He’ll Quit After 3 Terms<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | Deutsche Welle | allAfrica<\/p>\n

A spokesman said Pierre Nkurunziza told foreign ministers from the three other East African Community (EAC) nations that he would not run again if he were to win a third term. In April, the ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy announced a third candidacy for Nkurunziza, sparking protests.<\/p>\n

Nkurunziza assurances<\/b><\/p>\n

Burundi VP: We Respect the Constitution<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

Burundi’s first vice president has said his government respects the agreement signed to bring stability to the country 10 years ago following a civil war. The comment comes amid protests in the capital against President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid to seek a third term.<\/p>\n

Burundi president, facing protests, says third term would be his last<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | Reuters<\/p>\n

Burundi’s president, confronted by violent protests that have left a dozen people reported dead and driven thousands to flee the country, said on Wednesday that if he is re-elected in June he will not run for office again.<\/p>\n

Constitutional court backs Nkurunziza\u2019s candidacy<\/b><\/p>\n

Burundi court backs president’s candidacy amid unrest<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | Al Jazeera<\/p>\n

Burundi Court Approves President’s Plan to Run for Re-election<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

Violence grips Burundi as President Nkurunziza cleared to run for third term<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | The Guardian<\/p>\n

Burundi court backs President Nkurunziza on third-term<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | BBC<\/p>\n

Burundi Court Backs President\u2019s Bid for Third Term<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | The New York Times<\/p>\n

Burundi’s constitutional court says it has approved President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term. The statement came on Tuesday as dozens of protesters marched in the capital Bujumbura to say they would “never accept” a campaign they call illegal.<\/p>\n

Feu vert de la Cour constitutionnelle<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | BBC<\/p>\n

Nkurunziza peut se repr\u00e9senter<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | BBC<\/p>\n

La cour constitutionnelle valide la candidature de Pierre Nkurunziza <\/a><\/span><\/span>| 5 May 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

La Cour constitutionnelle valide la candidature de Pierre Nkurunziza<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | Afrik.com<\/p>\n

Arr\u00eat de la Cour constitutionnelle<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | Iwacu<\/p>\n

La Cour Constitutionnelle vient de franchir le Rubicon!<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | Iwacu<\/p>\n

Pierre Nkurunziza peut briguer un troisi\u00e8me mandat, selon la Cour constitutionnelle<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

Le pr\u00e9sident burundais Pierre Nkuruziza a re\u00e7u le feu vert de la Cour constitutionnelle pour se pr\u00e9senter \u00e0 un troisi\u00e8me mandat. La d\u00e9cision n\u2019est pas une surprise. Elle est n\u00e9anmoins controvers\u00e9e.<\/p>\n

Burundi court rules in favour of president’s third term as judge flees in fear of his life<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | RFI<\/p>\n

Burundi president ‘will run for a third term’<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | BBC<\/p>\n

Burundi’s constitutional court on Tuesday ruled that President Pierre Nkurunziza could run for a controversial third term in office. The judgement, signed by six out of seven judges, follows days of deadly protests in the capital Bujumbura and after the constitutional court\u2019s vice-president fled the country on Monday.<\/p>\n

Senior Burundi judge flees rather than approve president’s candidacy<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | AFP | The Guardian<\/p>\n

The vice-president of Burundi\u2019s constitutional court \u2013 which was about to decide on the legality of a hugely contested third term for president Pierre Nkurunziza \u2013 fled the country on Monday. Judge Sylvere Nimpagaritse said the court\u2019s judges had come under \u201cenormous pressure and even death threats\u201d from senior figures, which he refused to name, to rubber-stamp the disputed candidacy of Nkurunziza.<\/p>\n

Fuite du vice-pr\u00e9sident de la Cour constitutionnelle, 4 morts<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | Afrik.com<\/p>\n

Le vice-pr\u00e9sident de la Cour constitutionnelle burundaise en fuite<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | Iwacu<\/p>\n

Au moins quatre personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9es dans les manifestations lundi au Burundi pour contester le troisi\u00e8me mandat du pr\u00e9sident Pierre Nkurunziza. Dans le m\u00eame temps, le vice-pr\u00e9sident de la Cour constitutionnelle, appel\u00e9e \u00e0 se prononcer sur la l\u00e9galit\u00e9 d\u2019un nouveau mandat du chef de l\u2019Etat, a fui le Burundi pour ne pas c\u00e9der aux “pressions” exerc\u00e9es sur la Cour afin qu\u2019elle valide cette candidature.<\/p>\n

Le pr\u00e9sident de la Cour Constitutionnelle s’explique sur la candidature de Nkurunziza<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

Charles Ndagijimana a indiqu\u00e9 que le constituant avait, de fait, cr\u00e9\u00e9 un troisi\u00e8me mandat le s\u00e9parant de ceux concern\u00e9s par l\u2019article 96 selon lequel le mandat pr\u00e9sidentiel est de cinq ans et renouvelable une fois.<\/p>\n

UN agencies worried about pre-electoral violence<\/b><\/p>\n

Des experts de l’ONU mettent en garde contre les risques que font peser les violences pr\u00e9-\u00e9lectorales<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

Un groupe d’experts de l’ONU a condamn\u00e9 jeudi les violences au Burundi et a exhort\u00e9 les autorit\u00e9s \u00e0 respecter les droits de l’homme, y compris la libert\u00e9 d’expression et le droit de r\u00e9union pacifique. Ils ont \u00e9galement demand\u00e9 qu’une enqu\u00eate approfondie et ind\u00e9pendante soit men\u00e9e sur les violations des droits de l’homme commises afin que les auteurs soient traduits en justice.<\/p>\n

UN relief wing says unrest continues in Burundi, requests funds for humanitarian contingency planning<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

Civil unrest continued for a fourth day in areas of Burundi\u2019s capital, Bujumbura, after current President Pierre Nkurunziza was nominated by the ruling National Council for the Defence of Democracy \u2013 Forces for the Defence of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) party as their candidate for upcoming presidential elections, the United Nations relief arm reported today. To date, a total of seven deaths, including two police officers, have been reported, though OCHA notes that outside of the capital, the situation has remained relatively calm, although many shops and schools remained closed.<\/p>\n

L’ONU s’inqui\u00e8te de l’escalade de la r\u00e9pression gouvernementale<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

A l’occasion d’un point de presse \u00e0 Gen\u00e8ve, le porte-parole du Haut-Commissariat des Nations Unies aux droits de l’homme (HCDH), Rupert Colville, s’est dit vendredi tr\u00e8s pr\u00e9occup\u00e9 par l’escalade de la r\u00e9pression gouvernementale au Burundi \u00e0 l’approche du lancement de la campagne pr\u00e9sidentielle.<\/p>\n

UN Warns Burundi Could Descend Into Chaos<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

UN aid agencies warn the growing standoff between protesters and the Burundian government over upcoming presidential elections may results in the country descending into chaos and possibly civil war.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic<\/h2>\n

L\u2019ONU va d\u00e9ployer des drones en Centrafrique<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | Afrik.com<\/p>\n

Les drones sont \u00ab comme pour d\u2019autres missions onusiennes, un outil extr\u00eamement utile pour mieux suivre les \u00e9volutions sur le terrain \u00bb, Herv\u00e9 Ladsous a d\u00e9clar\u00e9, selon Anadolu Agency. Il a indiqu\u00e9 que la situation s\u00e9curitaire \u00e9tait en nette am\u00e9lioration, m\u00eame si des probl\u00e8mes persistent sur le terrain.<\/p>\n

Ex-seleka<\/b><\/p>\n

Ex-rebels in CAR live in fear and rotting barracks<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | IRIN<\/p>\n

There is a hospital across the road, but even the pregnant women are too scared to go. A dirty stream runs between roofless buildings that are being reclaimed by nature. This is how some 1,500 former rebels live in the Central African Republic, languishing in a disused barracks in the capital, still armed. These are ex-S\u00e9l\u00e9ka, former members of the coalition of mostly Muslim insurgent groups from the north of the country who seized power here in March 2013 in a campaign marked by indiscriminate killings, rapes and looting.<\/p>\n

Les ex-rebelles centrafricains vivent dans la peur et dans des conditions pr\u00e9caires<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | IRIN | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Il y a un h\u00f4pital de l’autre c\u00f4t\u00e9 de la route, mais m\u00eame les femmes enceintes ont trop peur d’y aller. Des eaux us\u00e9es s’\u00e9coulent entre les b\u00e2timents sans toit sur lesquels la nature reprend ses droits. C’est ainsi que vivent quelque 1 500 anciens rebelles centrafricains ; toujours arm\u00e9s, ils se morfondent dans des baraquements d\u00e9saffect\u00e9s de la capitale. Ce sont des membres de l’ex-S\u00e9l\u00e9ka, une coalition de groupes rebelles majoritairement compos\u00e9s de musulmans qui ont lanc\u00e9 une offensive dans le Nord en mars 2013 et se sont livr\u00e9s \u00e0 des assassinats aveugles, des viols et des pillages.<\/p>\n

Release of child soldiers<\/b><\/p>\n

Armed groups agree to release child soldiers, says UNICEF<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

CAR Militias Agree to Free Child Soldiers<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

UN says CAR armed groups agree to free child soldiers<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | Al Jazeera<\/p>\n

Central African Republic militias to free child soldiers<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | BBC<\/p>\n

As part of an agreement facilitated by the United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (UNICEF), up to 10,000 children currently associated with armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) will be released from roles such as combatants, sex slaves and cooks, a spokesperson for the agency told reporters in Geneva today.<\/p>\n

Des groupes arm\u00e9s acceptent de lib\u00e9rer les enfants soldats<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

Des milliers d\u2019enfants soldats bient\u00f4t rel\u00e2ch\u00e9s<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

Les groupes arm\u00e9s s’engagent \u00e0 lib\u00e9rer leurs enfants-soldats<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

Les chefs de plusieurs groupes arm\u00e9s en R\u00e9publique centrafricaine ont d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de lib\u00e9rer tous les enfants qu’ils ont enr\u00f4l\u00e9s et d’arr\u00eater de recruter des enfants \u00e0 l’avenir dans le cadre d’un accord sign\u00e9 mardi avec le soutien du Fonds des Nations Unies pour l’enfance (UNICEF) et de ses partenaires.<\/p>\n

Zambian troop deployment<\/b><\/p>\n

Zambia Sends 750 Troops to CAR<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 2 May 2015 | Times of Zambia | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Zambia has sent 750 soldiers for the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in the war-torn Central African Republic (CAR).<\/p>\n

Bangui National Reconciliation Forum<\/b><\/p>\n

CAR Refugees Pessimistic About Reconciliation Efforts<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

As the C.A.R. prepares for next week\u2019s National Reconciliation Forum, VOA spoke to some refugees in Cameroon to learn what they expect from the initiative.<\/p>\n

CAR rivals meet for national peace conference<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | Al Jazeera<\/p>\n

Central African Republic opens forum that aims to end conflict<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | Reuters<\/p>\n

The Central African Republic’s warring factions are gathering for a national peace conference in the country’s capital Bangui. Leaders from a number of groups will discuss how to bring stability to the troubled country, as well as the elections which are due to take place later this year.<\/p>\n

Le Forum de Bangui, synonyme de retour \u00e0 la paix?<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | Afrik.com<\/p>\n

Ouverture du Forum de derni\u00e8re chance ce lundi \u00e0 Bangui<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | Radio Ndeke Luka<\/p>\n

Forum de Bangui : des d\u00e9l\u00e9gu\u00e9s unanimes pour asseoir la paix en Centrafrique<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | Radio Ndeke Luka<\/p>\n

A quoi sert le forum de Bangui?<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

Ouverture du Forum de r\u00e9conciliation<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | Deutsche Welle | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Ouverture du Forum de Bangui – Cap vers la pr\u00e9sidentielle<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | RFI | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Le Forum de Bangui d\u00e9bute ce lundi en Centrafrique apr\u00e8s plusieurs mois de report. Durant une semaine, pr\u00e9s de 600 personnes vont assister \u00e0 ce Forum afin de discuter de l\u2019avenir du pays.<\/p>\n

Le parti de Bozize boycotte le forum de Bangui<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

Forum de Bangui, le KNK boycotte \u00e0 son tour<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | Africa Info | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Le KNK n\u2019est pas pr\u00e9sent au forum de r\u00e9conciliation nationale de Bangui qui s\u2019est ouvert lundi. Secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de ce Parti, Bertin Bea, a indiqu\u00e9 que le parti boycotte ces assises car, selon lui, ce forum, cens\u00e9 \u00eatre inclusif, a mis \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9cart les principaux acteurs de la crise centrafricaine, \u00e0 savoir Fran\u00e7ois Bozize et Michel Djotodjia.<\/p>\n

Le NON de l’ex – Seleka au Forum de Bangui<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | Africa Info | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Le Bureau de la Coordination Politique du Front Populaire Pour la Renaissance de Centrafrique (FPRC Ex-SELEKA) constate avec amertume l’absence de toute volont\u00e9 politique de la Pr\u00e9sidente de Transition Madame Catherine SAMBA-PANZA et de son gouvernement de r\u00e9soudre la crise centrafricaine par la tenue d’un Forum National Inclusif tel que souhait\u00e9 par le peuple centrafricain et la Communaut\u00e9 internationale.<\/p>\n

Reconciliation After the Violence?<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | Deutsche Welle | allAfrica<\/p>\n

After months of violence, the Central African Republic’s political and civil society are meeting for reconciliation talks. The political rifts however remain wide as parts of the Seleka rebels have chosen not to attend.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : dans les coulisses du Forum<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | Radio Ndeke Luka<\/p>\n

Le Forum national de Bangui s’est finalement ouvert hier 04 mai 2015 dans la capitale centrafricaine. Entre appel au boycott du parti KNK et le m\u00e9contentement pour des quotas de participation \u00e9manant de cinq autres groupes arm\u00e9s (FDPC, MLJC, UFR, URFF et RJ), en coulisse, Radio Ndeke Luka (RNL) a pu observer qu’il y a du bon mais aussi mauvais.<\/p>\n

Le programme de d\u00e9sarmement abord\u00e9 lors du Forum de Bangui<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | RFI | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Au programme de ce mercredi : la paix et la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 avec notamment le programme de d\u00e9sarmement, d\u00e9mobilisation et de r\u00e9insertion.<\/p>\n

Allegations of child sex abuse by French soldiers<\/b><\/p>\n

French military investigating Central Africa child sex abuse allegations<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | RFI<\/p>\n

Hollande: no mercy over claims French soldiers abused children in CAR<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | The Guardian<\/p>\n

Hollande: ‘No mercy’ on CAR child abuse claims<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | BBC<\/p>\n

French soldiers accused of raping CAR children<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | Al Jazeera<\/p>\n

French soldier-child sex abuse claims in Central African Republic investigated<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | CNN<\/p>\n

The French military has been conducting an inquiry into charges of child sex abuse by troops in the Central African Republic since last July, it emerged after a UN report on the allegations was leaked to a British newspaper. President Fran\u00e7ois Hollande promised to “show no mercy” if the allegations prove to be true.<\/p>\n

La France enqu\u00eate sur des viols en RCA<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | BBC<\/p>\n

L’arm\u00e9e fran\u00e7aise accus\u00e9e de viols<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | BBC<\/p>\n

Hollande hausse le ton contre les soldats coupables<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | Afrik.com<\/p>\n

La justice fran\u00e7aise a annonc\u00e9 mercredi qu’une enqu\u00eate pr\u00e9liminaire a \u00e9t\u00e9 ouverte concernant des all\u00e9gations d\u2019agression sexuelle sur des mineurs. Selon le quotidien britannique The Guardian, des soldats fran\u00e7ais stationn\u00e9s en R\u00e9publique centrafricaine sont accus\u00e9s d\u2019avoir viol\u00e9 des jeunes enfants dans un centre de r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s de Bangui.<\/p>\n

14 militaires fran\u00e7ais de Sangaris mis en cause<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

Selon une source judiciaire fran\u00e7aise, 14 soldats fran\u00e7ais sont mis en cause pour viols pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s d’enfants en Centrafrique. Mais seul une petite partie d’entre eux ont \u00e9t\u00e9 identifi\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

Des soldats tchadiens et \u00e9quato-guin\u00e9ens aussi accus\u00e9s d’abus sexuels <\/a><\/span><\/span>| 30 April 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

Des “tirs ailleurs” en Centrafrique<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 2 May 2015 | Afrik.com<\/p>\n

Ce ne sont pas seulement des soldats fran\u00e7ais qui sont impliqu\u00e9s dans l\u2019affaire de viols d\u2019enfants en Centrafrique, des soldats tchadiens et \u00e9quato-guin\u00e9ens sont accus\u00e9s par un rapport de l\u2019ONU d\u2019abus sexuels sur mineurs.<\/p>\n

Une enqu\u00eate ouverte en Centrafrique<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 3 May 2015 | Afrik.com<\/p>\n

Ouverture d’enqu\u00eate sur des soldats fran\u00e7ais accus\u00e9s de p\u00e9dophilie \u00e0 Bangui<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | Radio Ndeke Luka<\/p>\n

Bangui engage des poursuites contre les militaires fran\u00e7ais soup\u00e7onn\u00e9s de viols<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

Les autorit\u00e9s judiciaires centrafricaines ont annonc\u00e9 qu\u2019elles ouvraient une enqu\u00eate sur les accusations d\u2019abus sexuels sur des enfants par des militaires fran\u00e7ais et africains, entre d\u00e9cembre 2013 et juin 2014.<\/p>\n

UN investigation into sexual abuse allegations continues<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

The United Nations is proceeding with its investigation of the events surrounding the release to a third party of an internal report on allegations of sexual misconduct by French military personnel in the Central African Republic (CAR), a spokesperson for the Organization has confirmed.<\/p>\n

UN Denies Child Sex Abuse Cover Up in CAR<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 2 May 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

Central African Republic child abuse: UN denies ‘cover up’<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | BBC<\/p>\n

The UN denies trying to cover up allegations of sexual abuse of children by French soldiers in the CAR. It says a senior UN official suspected of leaking a confidential report has been suspended for having breached rules aimed at protecting the young victims. The UN Human Rights Office says it is constrained by what it can say because two investigations are under way.<\/p>\n

Viols en RCA : l’ONU s’estime offens\u00e9e<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | BBC<\/p>\n

L’ONU nie avoir voulu \u00e9touffer l’affaire<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

L’ONU a ni\u00e9 vendredi avoir cherch\u00e9 \u00e0 \u00e9touffer les accusations d’abus sexuels sur des enfants par des soldats fran\u00e7ais en Centrafrique. L\u2019organisation a appel\u00e9 \u00e0 la “tol\u00e9rance z\u00e9ro” envers ces crimes.<\/p>\n

Soldiers who abused Central African children must \u2018give themselves up\u2019, says defence minister<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 3 May 2015 | RFI<\/p>\n

French minister calls on soldiers who sexually abused children to come clean<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 3 May 2015 | The Guardian<\/p>\n

French defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian felt “disgust” and “betrayal” over allegations that French soldiers in the CAR had sexually assaulted children in exchange for food. Le Drian had received a leaked UN report in July that detailed the sexual assaults, which reportedly took place at a centre for displaced people. The abuse allegedly began in December 2013, when French troops were deployed alongside a UN-mandated European Union and African Union peacekeeping missions.<\/p>\n

Si un soldat est coupable, il doit se d\u00e9noncer, affirme Le Drian<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 3 May 2015 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

Si un soldat fran\u00e7ais s’est rendu coupable de viol sur un enfant lors de la mission Sangaris en Centrafrique, il doit “se d\u00e9noncer imm\u00e9diatement”, a estim\u00e9 le ministre fran\u00e7ais de la D\u00e9fense Jean-Yves Le Drian.<\/p>\n

French president’s global image at stake over peacekeeping force rape claims<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | The Guardian<\/p>\n

Fran\u00e7ois Hollande wanted French troops to be seen as force for good in Africa but child rape allegations against soldiers are a devastating blow, claim observers.<\/p>\n

Un scandale potentiellement d\u00e9vastateur pour la France<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

L’arm\u00e9e fran\u00e7aise, habitu\u00e9e aux interventions en Afrique, fait face \u00e0 un scandale aux effets potentiellement d\u00e9vastateurs \u00e0 la suite d’accusations d’enfants selon lesquels des soldats les ont viol\u00e9s lors de l’op\u00e9ration Sangaris en 2014 en Centrafrique.<\/p>\n

UN accused of ‘reckless disregard’ for allegations of peacekeeper child abuse<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | The Guardian<\/p>\n

James Wasserstrom, a veteran US diplomat who was sacked and arrested by UN police when he exposed suspicions of corruption by senior officials in Kosovo, said the case of Anders Kompass revealed how the organisation turned on the whistleblower rather than dealing with the wrongdoing he had revealed.<\/p>\n

French wrote to thank UN worker for disclosing abuse by troops<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | The Guardian<\/p>\n

French authorities sent a letter of thanks to the UN whistleblower who passed on details of the alleged of abuse of children by its troops in Africa, the Guardian can reveal. The official, Anders Kompass, has been suspended by the UN and faces dismissal for what the organisation says is a \u201cbreach of protocols\u201d in releasing a confidential internal UN document.<\/p>\n

Humanitarian News<\/h1>\n

Non-comprehensive overview of humanitarian news, including IDP and refugee issues, across the Great Lakes Region<\/b><\/p>\n

DRC<\/h2>\n

Humanitarian Bulletins and reports<\/b><\/p>\n

R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo: Personnes d\u00e9plac\u00e9es internes (Mars 2015)<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | OCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Burundian refugee influx<\/b><\/p>\n

Le HCR enregistre plus de 7000 Burundais demandeurs d\u2019asile<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Dans un \u00e9change avec ces Burundais au centre de transit du HCR \u00e0 Kavimvira, le chef de la Monusco, Martin K\u00f6bler s\u2019est dit tr\u00e8s pr\u00e9occup\u00e9 de cet afflux ainsi que des conditions encore pr\u00e9caires dans lesquels nombreux d\u2019entre eux vivent \u00e9parpill\u00e9s dans la plaine de la Ruzizi et dans le territoire de Fizi.<\/p>\n

Afflux de Burundais \u00e0 Uvira : les autorit\u00e9s congolaises appel\u00e9es \u00e0 la vigilance<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Justin Bitakwira: \u00abLes mouvements de r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s burundais doivent \u00eatre contr\u00f4l\u00e9s\u00bb<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Face \u00e0 l\u2019afflux des r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s burundais \u00e0 Uvira au Sud-Kivu, le d\u00e9put\u00e9 national Justin Bitakwira appelle les autorit\u00e9s congolaises \u00e0 redoubler de vigilance et \u00e0 renforcer la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 \u00e0 la fronti\u00e8re entre la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC) et le Burundi.<\/p>\n

Arriv\u00e9e de milliers de r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s burundais apeur\u00e9s par les Imbonerakure<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | RFI | allAfrica<\/p>\n

En RDC, les Burundais qui fuient les manifestations et la r\u00e9pression des derniers jours affluent dans l’est de la RDC, pr\u00e8s de la ville d’Uvira. En un peu plus d’un mois, 7 000 Burundais sont venus se r\u00e9fugier au Congo voisin. Mardi 5 mai, le chef de la mission de l’Onu au Congo, Martin Kobler a rendu visite \u00e0 ces r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

Afflux des refugi\u00e9s burundais au Sud-Kivu – Des mesures s’imposent pour \u00e9viter l’\u00e9closion des \u00e9pid\u00e9mies<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | Les D\u00e9p\u00eaches de Brazzaville | allAfrica<\/p>\n

De milliers des Burundais traversent chaque jour la fronti\u00e8re congolaise pour trouver refuge dans la province du Sud-Kivu. \u00c0 l’heure qu’il est, il se pose un s\u00e9rieux probl\u00e8me de prise en charge humanitaire de ces r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s qui se comptent par milliers.<\/p>\n

In Sange, Martin Kobler promises the displaced from Mutarule he will plead their case with the Congo<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | MONUSCO | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the DR Congo made that promise on Monday, 4 May 2015 during his security evaluation trip to Uvira territory, South Kivu. On this visit, his third to the region in 11 months, Martin Kobler observed that little had been done for people displaced from Mutarule nearly a year ago to return to their village. Mr. Kobler promised he would continue advocating with the provincial and national authorities to address the case of the Ruzizi Plain in general and Mutarule in particular.<\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/h2>\n

Burundian refugee influx<\/b><\/p>\n

Burundian Refugees Stream into Rwanda<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

Thousands flee to Rwanda as protests grip capital before June poll<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | The Guardian<\/p>\n

Rwanda is hosting more than 20,000 Burundians who fled their country this week, amid protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza running for a third term. A group of Burundian refugees living at a reception camp in Rwanda talked about their challenges and the circumstances in which they would go back.<\/p>\n

Burundian Refugees Cause Rwanda a Headache<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 3 May 2015 | Rwanda Focus | allAfrica<\/p>\n

As tensions continue to mount in Burundi, the influx of refugees in Rwanda has continued to rise, with the latest figures from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) putting the total number at 21,000 as of Tuesday. Only last Thursday, the ministry of disaster management and refugees affairs (Midimar) had put the figure at 11,000.<\/p>\n

EU Announces Support for Burundian Refugees<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The European Commission plans to release Euro 1.5 million (about Rwf1 billion) to support Rwanda’s assistance and protection of Burundian refugees. In a statement, released yesterday, the EU commission said the money is part of the Euro 47 million of total humanitarian aid earmarked for the Great Lakes region for 2015.<\/p>\n

Humanitarian Bulletins and reports<\/b><\/p>\n

Burundi<\/h2>\n

Humanitarian Bulletins and reports<\/b><\/p>\n

UNHCR regional update: Burundi situation No. 0003 (as of 30 April 2015)<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | UNHCR | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Burundi: Electoral violence (as of 5 May 2015)<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | Assessment Capacities Project | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Burundian refugee flows<\/b><\/p>\n

Burundian Refugees Stream into Rwanda<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

Thousands flee to Rwanda as protests grip capital before June poll<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | The Guardian<\/p>\n

Rwanda is hosting more than 20,000 Burundians who fled their country this week, amid protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza running for a third term. A group of Burundian refugees living at a reception camp in Rwanda talked about their challenges and the circumstances in which they would go back.<\/p>\n

Burundian Refugees Cause Rwanda a Headache<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 3 May 2015 | Rwanda Focus | allAfrica<\/p>\n

As tensions continue to mount in Burundi, the influx of refugees in Rwanda has continued to rise, with the latest figures from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) putting the total number at 21,000 as of Tuesday. Only last Thursday, the ministry of disaster management and refugees affairs (Midimar) had put the figure at 11,000.<\/p>\n

EU Announces Support for Burundian Refugees<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The European Commission plans to release Euro 1.5 million (about Rwf1 billion) to support Rwanda’s assistance and protection of Burundian refugees. In a statement, released yesterday, the EU commission said the money is part of the Euro 47 million of total humanitarian aid earmarked for the Great Lakes region for 2015.<\/p>\n

1,800 Burundi Refugees Arrive in Kigoma<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | Tanzania Daily News | allAfrica<\/p>\n

More than 1,852 Burundi nationals had arrived in Kigoma by last Sunday in search of refuge, following political turbulence in their country due to President Pierre Nkurunziza’s move to seek a third term, the Ministry of Home Affairs has revealed.<\/p>\n

Tanzania Warns of Looming Humanitarian Crisis As Burundians Flee<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | Reuters | allAfrica<\/p>\n

A serious humanitarian crisis is looming as thousands of Burundi refugees stream into Tanzania and neighbouring countries to escape rising political tensions and violence at home, Tanzanian and international officials said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Le HCR enregistre plus de 7000 Burundais demandeurs d\u2019asile<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Dans un \u00e9change avec ces Burundais au centre de transit du HCR \u00e0 Kavimvira, le chef de la Monusco, Martin K\u00f6bler s\u2019est dit tr\u00e8s pr\u00e9occup\u00e9 de cet afflux ainsi que des conditions encore pr\u00e9caires dans lesquels nombreux d\u2019entre eux vivent \u00e9parpill\u00e9s dans la plaine de la Ruzizi et dans le territoire de Fizi.<\/p>\n

Arriv\u00e9e de milliers de r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s burundais apeur\u00e9s par les Imbonerakure<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | RFI | allAfrica<\/p>\n

En RDC, les Burundais qui fuient les manifestations et la r\u00e9pression des derniers jours affluent dans l’est de la RDC, pr\u00e8s de la ville d’Uvira. En un peu plus d’un mois, 7 000 Burundais sont venus se r\u00e9fugier au Congo voisin. Mardi 5 mai, le chef de la mission de l’Onu au Congo, Martin Kobler a rendu visite \u00e0 ces r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

Afflux des refugi\u00e9s burundais au Sud-Kivu – Des mesures s’imposent pour \u00e9viter l’\u00e9closion des \u00e9pid\u00e9mies<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | Les D\u00e9p\u00eaches de Brazzaville | allAfrica<\/p>\n

De milliers des Burundais traversent chaque jour la fronti\u00e8re congolaise pour trouver refuge dans la province du Sud-Kivu. \u00c0 l’heure qu’il est, il se pose un s\u00e9rieux probl\u00e8me de prise en charge humanitaire de ces r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s qui se comptent par milliers.<\/p>\n

Almost 40,000 flee Burundi amid political crisis – U.N.<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | Reuters<\/p>\n

Nearly 40,000 refugees have fled Burundi to neighbouring Rwanda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the last month, amid protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term, the United Nations said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic<\/h2>\n

Humanitarian Bulletins and reports<\/b><\/p>\n

Central African Republic Emergency Situation (as of 1 May 2015)<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | UNHCR | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

R\u00e9publique centrafricaine: Zone de concentration des eleveurs en 2015 (6 mai 2015)<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | FAO | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

R\u00e9publique centrafricaine: Mouvement de b\u00e9tail et tension intercommunitaire (6 mai 2015)<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | FAO | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

R\u00e9publique centrafricaine: Plan de travail du groupe technique transhumance (6 mai 2015)<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | FAO | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

IDPs<\/b><\/p>\n

Central African Republic facing chronic healthcare crisis as scars of conflict abide<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 3 May 2015 | The Guardian<\/p>\n

More than two years of sectarian violence have decimated already fragile health systems in Central African Republic (CAR), leading to a rise in preventable diseases like malaria among families still hiding from armed groups in the bush, according to the head of a medical charity.<\/p>\n

Une avanc\u00e9e positive du processus retour des d\u00e9plac\u00e9s du site de Mpoko<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | OCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Le d\u00e9-enregistrement des d\u00e9plac\u00e9s du site de M\u2019Poko a d\u00e9but\u00e9 le 5 mai; une nouvelle \u00e9tape dans le processus de retour des d\u00e9plac\u00e9s et de fermeture du site tel que d\u00e9cid\u00e9 par le Gouvernement. Ce site h\u00e9berge actuellement plus de 18 000 personnes d\u00e9plac\u00e9es, dont 77 pour cent sont du\u00e8me arrondissement de Bangui.<\/p>\n

Natural resource exploitation, governance and trade<\/h1>\n

Minerals, energy (oil & gas, hydro and solar), poaching, logging, foreign investment, trade, environmental issues<\/b><\/p>\n

Mining revenues<\/b><\/p>\n

African govts plagued by flawed mineral contracts: UN official<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | The East African<\/p>\n

Flawed contracts are preventing Africa from reaping maximum benefits from its mineral wealth, a UN official has said. A senior UN regional Advisor in charge of negotiations on natural resources, Mr Martin Ndende, said the continent had not benefited from its mining sector and is haemorrhaging money, partly because African contract negotiators only focussed on taxes and were often corrupt.<\/p>\n

DRC<\/h2>\n

Congo\u2019s Conflict Gold Rush and How to Counter it<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | The Enough Project<\/p>\n

A trade in illegally mined and smuggled \u201cconflict gold\u201d is fueling both high-level military corruption and violent rebel groups in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This Enough Project report discusses solutions to the Congo\u2019s conflict gold supply chain.<\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/h2>\n

Banks to Beef Financial Muscle of Miners<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Bankers have agreed to examine the possibility of increasing financing of mining projects in the country. This was one of the issues agreed at a meeting of members of the Rwanda Miners Association (RMA), Rwanda Bankers Association (RBA), and government officials yesterday, in Kigali.<\/p>\n

Uganda<\/h2>\n

Local NGO claims 93 families displaced for oil refinery construction who opted for alternative land yet to be relocated<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | Business & Human Rights Resource Centre<\/p>\n

With construction of the oil refinery in Hoima District set to commence anytime, about 93 families in the location for the mega infrastructure project are stuck after the ministry of Energy abandoned them in the area, a new report has revealed.<\/p>\n

Tata Targets Uganda Mining Sector With Prima Launch<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 3 May 2015 | East African Business Week | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The growing mining, construction, transport and the oil and gas sectors in Uganda has brought on board a number of investors. Tata Motors Uganda has launched its latest versions of Prima, the Prima LX 2528 heavy commercial vehicles that will ease transportation with in different sectors in Uganda including mining as well as the upcoming oil and gas.<\/p>\n

Refinery Will Take Five Years to Complete<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | Oil in Uganda | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Uganda’s planned crude oil refinery will take five years to complete, a representative of the firm that won the bid to build the multi-billion 60,000 barrels per day facility has revealed. Andrey Kozenyashev, the Regional Representative of RT Global Resources in East Africa told an industry meeting convened by the Uganda Chamber of Mines and Petroleum in Kampala yesterday that the company anticipates to complete the project in 2020 at the earliest.<\/p>\n

Delays Dominate Debate At Oil and Gas Convention<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | The Observer | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The delay in the issuance of production licenses to Tullow Oil and Total E&P Uganda Limited was the centre of discussion at this week’s oil and gas convention. Organised by the Uganda Chamber of Mines and Petroleum (UCMP) and sponsored by the three oil upstream companies, Standard Chartered bank and Zakhem International construction company, the convention attracted high-profile oil and gas players.<\/p>\n

Tullow too complicated to be takeover target – CEO<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | Reuters<\/p>\n

The chief executive of Africa-focused Tullow Oil has ruled out a takeover of the company, saying the involvement of several African governments in its projects would make it too complicated to buy.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic<\/h2>\n

R\u00e9publique centrafricaine: Zone de concentration des eleveurs en 2015 (6 mai 2015)<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | FAO | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

R\u00e9publique centrafricaine: Mouvement de b\u00e9tail et tension intercommunitaire (6 mai 2015)<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | FAO | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Regulation, Voluntary Initiatives and Business and Human Rights<\/h1>\n

Selected articles on legal and voluntary initiatives relating to natural resources and good governance<\/b><\/p>\n

EU conflict minerals legisaltion<\/b><\/p>\n

European Parliament\u2019s upcoming \u201cconflict minerals\u201d vote: a more comprehensive responsible sourcing requirement is needed to meet the demands of 140 Church leaders<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 4 May 2015 | CIDSE<\/p>\n

Press release stating that the regulation as voted by the INTA committee could still allow conflict minerals to enter electronic devices sold in Europe. The plenary vote in May must improve this, says Mgr Ambongo from DRC.<\/p>\n

EU adopts ‘weak’ code<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | Africa Confidential<\/p>\n

The European Parliament is set to ratify a code on conflict minerals, putting it at odds with US legislation and angering campaigners.<\/p>\n

Other<\/h1>\n

African democracy<\/b><\/p>\n

Connected and angry, African youth groups push for democracy<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | Reuters<\/p>\n

Four years after launching a campaign to get young Senegalese to vote, journalist Fadel Barro found himself in a dark prison cell over 4,000 km (2,500 miles) from home in Democratic Republic of Congo, accused of fomenting insurrection. His journey and brief incarceration in March show how youth movements have linked up across francophone Africa to push for change in a region still dominated by “Big Men” leaders, and how some deeply entrenched governments are resisting.<\/p>\n

DRC<\/h2>\n

Arrest and detention of LUCHA activists<\/b><\/p>\n

Fred Bauma du mouvement Lucha transf\u00e9r\u00e9 \u00e0 la prison centrale de Kinshasa<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

Un des avocats de Fred Bauma a confirm\u00e9 mardi que le militant congolais du mouvement citoyen Lutte pour le changement (Lucha) a \u00e9t\u00e9 transf\u00e9r\u00e9 \u00e0 la prison de Makala mais qu\u2019il n\u2019a pas encore \u00e9t\u00e9 inculp\u00e9.<\/p>\n

L’ONU \u00abreste pr\u00e9occup\u00e9e par les arrestations arbitraires\u00bb<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 6 May 2015 | RFI | allAfrica<\/p>\n

En RDC, le militant du mouvement lutte pour le changement (Lucha), Fred Bauma, a finalement \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9ferr\u00e9 au parquet et transf\u00e9r\u00e9 \u00e0 la prison le mardi 5 ma, apr\u00e8s 50 jours de d\u00e9tention par les services de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et sans acc\u00e8s \u00e0 un avocat. Il n’a pas encore \u00e9t\u00e9 notifi\u00e9 les charges qui p\u00e8sent contre lui, tout comme pour Yves Makwambala, un autre militant arr\u00eat\u00e9 lui aussi \u00e0 la mi-mars. Le chef du bureau des Nations unies pour les droits de l’homme au Congo, Jos\u00e9-Maria Aranaz, appelle les autorit\u00e9s \u00e0 mettre fin au recours \u00e0 la d\u00e9tention arbitraire en RDC.<\/p>\n

Lib\u00e9ration sous caution de 4 activistes de Lucha<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Les quatre jeunes militants du mouvement citoyen Lutte pour le changement (Lucha) ont \u00e9t\u00e9 lib\u00e9r\u00e9s sous caution, apr\u00e8s pr\u00e8s de trois semaines de d\u00e9tention, \u00e0 Goma, chef-lieu du Nord-Kivu. Ces jeunes avaient \u00e9t\u00e9 arr\u00eat\u00e9s par la police alors qu\u2019ils menaient des actions pacifiques pour r\u00e9clamer la lib\u00e9ration d\u2019autres membres du mouvement citoyen Filimbi, dont deux sont encore en taule \u00e0 Kinshasa.<\/p>\n

Elections<\/b><\/p>\n

Elections en RDC : l’opposition monte au cr\u00e9neau<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 April 2015 | Afrikarabia<\/p>\n

Une r\u00e9union avec la Commission \u00e9lectorale (CENI) a permis \u00e0 l\u2019opposition congolaise de faire part de ses inqui\u00e9tudes sur le respect des d\u00e9lais \u00e9lectoraux, l\u2019exclusion de pr\u00e8s de 10 millions de jeunes majeurs et un plan de financement des plus flous.<\/p>\n

The best man not standing<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | Africa Confidential<\/p>\n

Mo\u00efse Katumbi has said he won\u2019t stand for President but many forces are at work trying to persuade him to change his mind. The calls grow in strength even though he is widely believed to fear assassination if he went for the country\u2019s highest office. President Joseph Kabila still seems intent on finding a way to stay in power, even though the constitution forbids it and a growing coalition of political forces hopes his fellow Katangese, Katumbi, can stand in his way.<\/p>\n

Congo: Is Democratic Change Possible?<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 5 May 2015 | International Crisis Group<\/p>\n

The presidential and legislative polls scheduled for 2016 are a potential watershed for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); they could be the first elections held without an incumbent protecting his position. The prospect of these elections is testing nerves on all sides of the Congolese political spectrum and has already caused deadly violence.<\/p>\n

Uganda<\/h2>\n

Uganda Opposition Groups Demand Electoral Reforms<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 1 May 2015 | VoA<\/p>\n

Opposition and civil society groups in Uganda have launched a \u201ccitizens for reforms now” campaign to pressure parliament to institute electoral reforms ahead of next year\u2019s general election.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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